Court delays Geyser’s move to group home after proximity to Slender Man victim’s residence sparks concerns

Almost 11 years after the infamous “Slender Man” stabbing in Waukesha, Morgan Geyser was set to leave a mental health facility. However, her release was delayed again.  22-year-old Geyser appeared in Waukesha County Circuit Court for the final step of transitioning from a state mental hospital to a group home in Milwaukee. A late development, however, caused a delay. But during Monday’s final hearing on her release plan, a complication arose. The plan would place Geyser close to where Leutner is now living and attending graduate school. Judge Michael Bohren ordered the state to find a new group home for Geyser within 30 days. Geyser will remain at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute until then, with a hearing on her release scheduled for early June. In 2014 Geyser and Anissa Weier, then 12, stabbed their sixth-grade friend Payton Leutner nearly to death to appease Slender Man.